Ameenah Fuller
Ameenah Fuller was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 25 of the California State Senate. She is also a 2014 special election candidate for District 23 of the California State Senate.[1]
Campaign themes
2012
Fuller's campaign website listed the following issues:
- Education
- Excerpt: "As State Senator, I will introduce and support legislation that increases support for special education needs and ensure that all federal funding is allocated to these programs to assist local education agencies."
- Economy
- Excerpt: "As State Senator, I will provide real solutions for the economic and housing crisis in California affecting voters in district 25 and statewide. The housing crisis is a multi-level crisis in California and nationwide, which requires a multi-level strategy to correct."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "As State Senator, I will introduce healthcare Initiative to reduce costs by expanding our outpatient services and preventative medicine programs. Cost of healthcare increases when preventative health programs are not available to all Californians."
- Green Technology
- Excerpt: "As State Senator, I will introduce legislation that offers homebuilders tax credit for building affordable green homes and businesses."
- Senior rights
- Excerpt: "As State Senator, I will introduce legislation to address abuse of power of attorney to protect senior rights."
- Elections and Voting
- Excerpt: "I will introduce legislation to streamline the voter registrar systems for management multiple districts."
Elections
2014
Senate District 23
Mike Morrell (R) defeated Ameenah Fuller (D), Ronald J. O'Donnell (D), Crystal Ruiz (R) and Jeff Hewitt (L) in the special election, which took place on March 25.[2][1]
The seat was vacant following William Emmerson's (R) resignation on December 1, 2013, when he stated his passion for the position had waned.[3]
A special election for the position of California State Senate District 23 was called for March 25, with a runoff if necessary on June 3. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 31.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mike Morrell |
62.6% | 43,447 | |
| Democratic | Ronald J. O'Donnell | 15.2% | 10,531 | |
| Democratic | Ameenah Fuller | 9.7% | 6,705 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Hewitt | 6.5% | 4,479 | |
| Republican | Crystal Ruiz | 6% | 4,187 | |
| Total Votes | 69,349 | |||
2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
Fuller ran in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 25. She was eliminated in the blanket primary on June 5, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Carol Liu |
51.3% | 62,930 | |
| Democratic | Ameenah Fuller | 5.4% | 6,592 | |
| Republican | Gilbert Gonzales |
43.3% | 53,093 | |
| Total Votes | 122,615 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ameenah + Fuller + California + Senate"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ latimes.com, "Special election for state Senate seat set for March 25," December 5, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District 23* - Special Election," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
